My Opinion on Politics, Race...

By Marti8CT

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My opinion about the 2020 situation put together in a book. While my work is mostly fictional stories, it mig... More

Introduction
Politics
POLITICS IN AMERICA VS. COLOMBIA AND POLARIZATION
Democrats
Republicans
Socialism
Extreme Conservatives
Moderates and Why they Fail
Propaganda
The Trump Administration
Immigration
Race
The Race Obsession In America
Police Brutality
Politicians
Immigrants
The African American Civil Rights Movement
Systematic Oppression
Progress
Gender Discrimination
Working Women
Beauty Ideals
Women In Government
Inequalities
Feminism
Being Taken Seriously
The World is Screwed

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